Propelled by nationalist rhetoric, rural discontent and a viral TikTok strategy, far-right leader George Simion won almost 41% in the first round of Romania’s re-run presidential vote on Sunday, ...

Romanian right wing candidate barred from May presidential vote. CG_Romania's X formerly Twitter Calin Georgescu, a far-right politician, was barred from participating in Romania's upcoming ...

A geopolitical firestorm is erupting within the European Union and Nato ranks, and Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is caught in the middle. On Friday, Romania’s constitutional court ...

The European Commission opened formal proceedings Tuesday against social media firm TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in the Romanian presidential vote last ...

BUCHAREST — Romanian TikTok influencers who helped propel an ultranationalist, pro-Putin candidate to the brink of the presidency have fled the country, pursued by tax authorities investigating their ...

TikTok took heavy fire from the European Commission Tuesday afternoon, with the company’s top lobbyist facing tough questions about its role in the sudden rise of an ultranationalist Romanian ...

In November, a little-known far-right radical took the most votes in the first round of Romania's presidential election. Now, amid reports TikTok played a role in the far-right win, the results have ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — TikTok took down several networks that tried to meddle in Romania's elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company's election integrity measures to European ...

TikTok is now subject to not one, but two Digital Services Act (DSA) investigations. The European Union announced on Tuesday that it has opened a formal proceeding focused on election risks, ...

BUCHAREST -- Even with all the votes tabulated, experts are still scratching their heads over the unexpected victory of Calin Georgescu in the first round of Romania's presidential election. The ...